1993 Amateur Championship: Iain Pyman wins at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce course)
Iain Pyman won the 1993 Amateur Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce course) in Portrush, County Antrim, beating Paul Page won on 37th hole in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 98th
- Dates
- 25 May 1993 to 30 May 1993
- Course
- Royal Portrush Golf Club (Dunluce course), Portrush, County Antrim
- Stroke-play co-host
- Royal Portrush (Valley course)
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Iain Pyman · age 20 · England · Sand Moor
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Paul Page · England
- Final
- won on 37th hole (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 67
- Losing semifinalists
- Neil Anderson and Raymond Russell
- Stroke-play medalist
- Craig Watson (141)
- Defending champion
- Stephen Dundas · failed to qualify for match play
What happened at the 1993 Amateur Championship
Round of 64: Iain Pyman beat Dale Baker at the 22nd hole (his closest match of the week).
Final: Iain Pyman beat Paul Page won on 37th hole; it went to extra holes, decided at the 37th hole.
Semifinal, Iain Pyman v. Neil Anderson, won on 22nd hole. Iain Pyman beat Neil Anderson at the 22nd hole.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the first round.
The final, 1993 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iain Pyman | def. | Paul Page | won on 37th hole |
Semifinals, 1993 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iain Pyman | def. | Neil Anderson | won on 22nd hole |
| Paul Page | def. | Raymond Russell | 5 & 4 |
Quarterfinals, 1993 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iain Pyman | def. | Mikael Lundberg | 3 & 2 |
| Neil Anderson | def. | Vanslow Phillips | 1 up |
| Paul Page | def. | Pádraig Harrington | 3 & 2 |
| Raymond Russell | def. | David Fisher | 3 & 2 |
Round of 16, 1993 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikael Lundberg | def. | Michael Welch | won on 20th hole |
| Iain Pyman | def. | Michael Watson | 1 up |
| Neil Anderson | def. | Christian Cevaer | 2 & 1 |
| Vanslow Phillips | def. | Alan Reid | 2 up |
| Pádraig Harrington | def. | Garth McGimpsey | 4 & 3 |
| Paul Page | def. | Alvaro Prat | 4 & 2 |
| David Fisher | def. | Simon Mackenzie | 3 & 2 |
| Raymond Russell | def. | Martyn Thompson | 6 & 5 |
Round of 32, 1993 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Welch | def. | Craig Watson | 4 & 3 |
| Mikael Lundberg | def. | Jody Fanagan | 3 & 2 |
| Michael Watson | def. | Richard Bland | 3 & 2 |
| Iain Pyman | def. | David Haines | 2 up |
| Christian Cevaer | def. | Ben Collier | 5 & 3 |
| Neil Anderson | def. | Oyvind Rojahn | 5 & 4 |
| Vanslow Phillips | def. | Mark Pullan | 2 up |
| Alan Reid | def. | Bradley Dredge | 4 & 3 |
| Pádraig Harrington | def. | Fredrik Jacobson | 1 up |
| Garth McGimpsey | def. | Lee Westwood | 3 & 2 |
| Alvaro Prat | def. | Dylan Ross | 1 up |
| Paul Page | def. | Stuart Cage | 5 & 4 |
| David Fisher | def. | Paul Sherman | won on 19th hole |
| Simon Mackenzie | def. | Calvin O’Carroll | 2 & 1 |
| Martyn Thompson | def. | Steven Graham | 2 & 1 |
| Raymond Russell | def. | Phillip Purdy | 2 & 1 |
Round of 64, 1993 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Watson | def. | Nick Ludwell | 3 & 2 |
| Michael Welch | def. | Gerard McAleese | 2 & 1 |
| Mikael Lundberg | def. | Robert Hutton | 4 & 2 |
| Jody Fanagan | def. | Gary Harris | 3 & 2 |
| Michael Watson | def. | Andrew Raitt | won on 20th hole |
| Richard Bland | def. | John Fitzgerald | 4 & 3 |
| Iain Pyman | def. | Dale Baker | won on 22nd hole |
| David Haines | def. | Garry Hay | 5 & 4 |
| Christian Cevaer | def. | Knut Ekjord Jr | 2 & 1 |
| Ben Collier | def. | Gordon Hotson | 4 & 3 |
| Oyvind Rojahn | def. | Robert Heasley | 2 up |
| Neil Anderson | def. | Carl Watts | 2 & 1 |
| Vanslow Phillips | def. | Murdoch McEwan | won on 19th hole |
| Mark Pullan | def. | Brent Wann | 3 & 2 |
| Alan Reid | def. | Richard Walker | 6 & 5 |
| Bradley Dredge | def. | Stuart Paul | 3 & 2 |
| Fredrik Jacobson | def. | Raife Hutt | 2 & 1 |
| Pádraig Harrington | def. | Peter Alabaster | 6 & 5 |
| Lee Westwood | def. | Clifford Barrowman | won on 20th hole |
| Garth McGimpsey | def. | Matt Stanford | 7 & 6 |
| Dylan Ross | def. | Robert Coles | 4 & 3 |
| Alvaro Prat | def. | Dean Robertson | won on 22nd hole |
| Stuart Cage | def. | Gary Vanier | 3 & 2 |
| Paul Page | def. | Niall Goulding | 4 & 3 |
| Paul Sherman | def. | Arthur Pierse | won on 22nd hole |
| David Fisher | def. | Val Smyth | 3 & 2 |
| Simon Mackenzie | def. | Murray Urquhart | 2 & 1 |
| Calvin O’Carroll | def. | Francisco De Pablo | won on 19th hole |
| Steven Graham | def. | C M L Cowan | 2 up |
| Martyn Thompson | def. | Bradley Porter | 3 & 2 |
| Phillip Purdy | def. | Guy Redford | 2 & 1 |
| Raymond Russell | def. | David Cameron | 5 & 4 |
Round of 128, 1993 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Redford | def. | Nicolas Van Hootegem | 3 & 2 |
| Phillip Purdy | def. | Doug Young | 5 & 3 |
| Raymond Russell | def. | Greg Hutcheon | 2 & 1 |
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Amateur Championship data set (research collected through 20 October 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the R&A's own record is used.
Values found only on Wikipedia, kept and flagged: champion_nationality, runner_up_nationality.
Data: the-amateur.json.